Carte de visite of David Preston Sherfy. Sherfy, using the alias George W. Garber, enlisted in Co. H, 1st Ill. Cav. Regt. at Cairo, Ill., on July 17, 1861. He was promoted to full corporal and mustered out on July 5, 1862. He enlisted in Co. C,...
Circular tin containing brass pistol caps that belonged to David Preston Sherfy. Sherfy, using the alias George W. Garber, enlisted in Co. H, 1st Ill. Cav. Regt. at Cairo, Ill. on July 17, 1861. He was promoted to full corporal and mustered out on...
Copy photograph of Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace, USA. Excoriated for his dilatory role at Shiloh, Wallace was stationed in Union Depot, now Bartlett, Tenn., later in the Civil War. Courtesy of the Bartlett Historical Society.
This framed tribute honors James Monroe Brady, who served in the 1st Ark. Inf. Regt., CSA. It includes a photograph and articles published about his actions during the Civil War. He fought at Shiloh and was severely wounded at Franklin. His unit...
Ceremonial flag of the Barrow Guards, Gordon's Bn., later known as Co. C, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt. (Col. James T. Wheeler's), CSA. The flag is hand-sewn with eleven stenciled stars, hand-drawn pen and ink lettering and scroll. The flag belonged to...
Model 1840 non-commissioned officer's sword carried by James Blackwell and originally owned by his uncle, John Blackwell. Manufactured by R & C. James Blackwell served as a private and was later promoted to ensign with Co. K, 21st Miss. Inf. Regt.,...
Lieutenant Thomas Branson Cooke, C. S. A., taken in Nashville at age 16. He was killed two years later at the Battle of Port Hudson. His parents lived on Gallatin Pike in Nashville, Tennessee.
Knife thought to have been owned by J. B. Reid, 52nd Tenn. Inf., CSA, a unit that was later consolidated into the 51st Tenn. The Civil War soldiers and sailors database record indicates that there was a Cpl. J. D. Reid, Company G, 51st Inf., CSA,...
New Testament found on the Shiloh battlefield the day after the battle ended. Note the water stains as well as the autograph page. It belonged to 1st Sgt. Martin L. Calhoun of Peoria, Ill., of Co. E., 11th Ill. Vol. Cav. Regt., USA, commanded by...
Photograph of Tillman Gray. He enlisted with the Confederates in Co. B, 42nd Tenn. Inf. Regt. Gray was captured at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862. He taken to Camp Douglas, Ill., and later sent to Vicksburg, Miss. Gray was wounded at the Battle...
Hickman County courthouse, 1845-1925. The courthouse would have been in operation during the Civil War, although this photograph dates from much later. The tree pictured in the image may be a water maple.
John Travis Harrison, born August 31, 1825, in Tennessee. He enlisted in Co. F, 12th Ky. Cav. Regt., CSA, on April 10, 1864. He was killed in action at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads on June 10, 1864. He is buried at Brice's Crossroads near...
According to family history, this drum may have been carried by a member of the Worrell family of Haywood (later Crockett) County during the Civil War. The drum has an eagle and a red, white, and blue crest painted upon it. The head and skins are...
An unknown soldier from Mississippi carried this watch during the Civil War. "Benjamin" is scratched on the inside of the watch case. Fastened to the chain is a key for winding the watch. A small silver revolver was attached later.
Pass issued to Mr. Austin Brinkley and family with permission to sell goods in Tullahoma. The pass was originally issued for ten days and was later extended through May. The Brinkley family sold turnip greens in the camp in Tullahoma while it was...
The appointment of George Singleton as sergeant of Co. C, 17th U. S. Colored Infantry (USCI), signed by 1st Lt. Lewis Bleakney and Col. W. R. Shafter, commanding the regiment. This unit saw heavy action two weeks later at the Battle of Nashville.
Cpl. Matthew Lacy Roberts served in Newman's Battalion, Co. C, 23rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, from fall 1862 to May 1, 1865. He was paroled in Greensboro, N. C., and later ran a lumber mill in Thompson Creek, Bedford County, Tenn. Photographed by C....
Letter written by Robert Laird Evans, Co. I, 53rd Tenn. Inf., Regt., CSA, to his wife, Delilah Angus Evans after his capture at Fort Donelson. Evans was taken prisoner and sent to Johnson's Island Prison (Ohio). He speaks of being treated well,...
